Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 March 1908 — HORSE DROWNS, DOCTOR SAVED. [ARTICLE]

HORSE DROWNS, DOCTOR SAVED.

Thrilling Experience of Dr. English Thursday Night. Y Dr. English had a rather hairraising experience with the high water Thursday night about 9 o’clock, while driving out to Arthur Waymire’s in Barkley tp. It was pitch dark and he was driving one horse. In crossing the bridge over a ditch south of Frank Parker’s farm where the grade is high, the horse evidently got off the grade after getting over the bridge and went down in the water, dragging the buggy with it. The doctor managed to get out of the buggy onto which he held for a moment until all were swept around next to the bridge, when he let go and was carried under the bridge. He had on a heavy fur coat but managed to wade to dry land on the other aide and made his way dripping wet to Dan Lesh’s, where he got on dry clothes and help went back to see if the horse could be saved, but it was too far gone and was drowned before it could be gotten out. The water was over the doctor’s head and muffled up as be was it is a wonder that he did not lose his life. His medicine case and instruments were lost in the ditch, but may later be recovered. The horse belonged to Duvall Bros, and was quite a good one.